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Discover LudwigThe phrase "in a flap" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a state of agitation or excitement, often due to worry or confusion.
Example: "When she heard the news, she was in a flap and couldn't concentrate on her work."
Alternatives: "in a tizzy" or "in a state of panic."
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Not a drink worth getting in a flap about.
What do you mean "don't get in a flap?" Flap?
I decide there's no point getting in a flap over all this.
Crazy Bird Prank!! Getting in a flap Source: Viral Video Chart.
The ones that have survived are all in a flap, striving to achieve much-coveted highly trusted status.
In the art of the novel; in the novel's infinity of plasticity and elasticity; in a flap of imaginary wallpaper.
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As I hand over doorknob and screw to the man and ring the bell, another man in a flap-eared cap appears at my elbow, tsking and tutting and rolling his eyes like a disappointed hobbit.
It might not be as fun a hobby as, say, collecting stamps or crocheting decorative covers for cushions, but it is rather satisfying nevertheless, in a flapping flies kind of way.
Mutations in a flap-like structure in domain IV close to the membrane, which is conserved in all herpesvirus gHgL dimers crystalized to date [32], [33], also affect fusion with both B cells and epithelial cells, though not always in the same way [8], [34].
That memory, she explains, has a lot to do with why she's in such a flap about this interview.
In contrast, a flap and/or a barrier membrane may be necessary to provide the necessary stability and protection for loose particulate bone grafts without self-hardening characteristics.
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